When considering an equipment acquisition for your business, you may have wondered, “Should I choose a lease or a loan?” Depending on your industry, the type of equipment you intend to acquire, and...
Buying used equipment can be a great way to obtain additional equipment at reasonable prices, and while it’s often easy to find available used equipment, there are some factors you should consider...
Recently we provided a brief review of 2020 and some of the business lessons learned from the chaos and struggles. One of the main points in that article was that the industries served by CCG -...
The year of 2020 was certainly one to remember. Although many would like to forget about it and leave it all behind, there are things that can be learned from what happened. Here is what we...
When discussing an equipment loan, many companies begin with the question, “What is the interest rate?”. What most people don’t understand is that interest rate is actually a very small component of...
When most people think about equipment financing, they think in terms of a specific purchase of either new or used equipment. But there are many other reasons to finance, or refinance, equipment. In...
Most of us have heard about or read about people being scammed. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission reported for 2018, that 1.4 million Americans reported instances of fraud, losing $1.48 billion...
Commercial Credit Group Inc. (CCG) is in the equipment finance business. Since the company’s founding in 2004 we’ve been financing equipment for the construction, transportation, and waste...
Many businesses have hidden capital in the form of equipment assets. The value of this equipment can run the gamut from a few thousand dollars to millions of dollars. If the actual value of the...
Business growth comes in many forms. Winning new customers to grow your customer base. Selling more products to your existing customers. Purchasing a new company to expand your capabilities. And if...
Reluctant to buy new equipment because of existing debt load? We get that. It’s not good business to overextend yourself. But sometimes it’s possible to improve cash flow, consolidate existing debt,...
You’ve determined that your business needs a new piece of equipment. Great. You’ve already found the perfect machine – it’s shiny and new (or maybe shiny and used), but you don’t have cash to pay for...
We’re all familiar with the phrase “save for a rainy day”, which basically cautions us to reserve capital for some future, as-yet-unknown, need. While many businesses do have some cash reserves, they...
When it’s time to purchase equipment for your business, there are a few things to consider before you shop. If you take time to evaluate these three things you will better prepared for the search and...
Aesop tells the story of an ant and a grasshopper and how the ant worked diligently through the summer to store up food for the winter, and how the grasshopper showed up at winter asking for food,...
